My conversation with health policy PhD candidate Le-Tien Bhaskar on episode one of Social Rx, a podcast on #SocialPrescribing by @cspsc.ca, is now live! Give it a listen on your commute home tonight 😁
Excited to share that I’ll be hosting @cspsc.ca’s new podcast, Social Rx, launching Thursday, April 2.
Our first episode features Le-Tien Bhaskar, MPH, a health policy PhD candidate and co-founder of CSPSC. Click the notification bell on YouTube to get notified when it goes live:
Missed the CSPSC #SocialPrescribing Day 2026 Celebration?
Check out the full recording below with presentations from @cisp-icps.bsky.social and our members (Tara, Azeria, Nikoo, HanShu, Élyse):
We’re T-minus 1 hour until the CSPSC #SocialPrescribingDay2026 Celebration! Join us and @cisp-icps.bsky.social tonight at 5pm PT / 8pm EDT to stay up to date on all the social prescribing work happening in Canada. Register now:
Amazing student-led work from @idea.nursing.ubc.ca showcasing a community-based ukulele learning program as a potential community asset for #SocialPrescribing.
What if your doctor could prescribe a walking group or a museum visit instead of just medication? Our first Student Blog explores how #SocialPrescribing could support student wellbeing on post-secondary campuses.
It’s residency #MatchDay for Canadian medical students 🥳🩺
Wherever you land, we hope you’ll keep championing #SocialPrescribing: connecting people to community, belonging, and prevention 🩵
Sign up for this free webinar from Hey Neighbour Collective & United Way BC!
"Housing that Connects Us Webinar Series: Innovative Community Programs to Build Social Connection in Housing"
March 6 | 10–11:30 AM PST
Link: uwbc-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌱 Community gardens can foster social connection and well-being
Oyango's research explores cultural food security and the impact of collective community gardening on health. Read about the impact of both her research and the Taste of Home project.
www.ualberta.ca/en/public-he...
🚨 New publication alert! 🚨 "Identifying social prescribing core outcomes using a Delphi approach: findings and future directions"
Read it here: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
Looking to get involved in the social prescribing movement in 2026?
✨ Join the CSPSC as a student member or partner before #SocialPrescribingDay on March 26th to get our monthly newsletter which contains events happening before and on the big day ✨
cspsc.ca/join-us/
Explore this webinar by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health on exploring interventions for social isolation and loneliness in older adults
Jan 14, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 pm EST | Register here: ow.ly/4KZR50XSyc5
✨ 5 winners notified, 15 prizes remaining! ✨
Complete our quick member survey for a chance to win one of 15 remaining $20 Tim Hortons gift cards courtesy of @cisp-icps.bsky.social!
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Wishing you Happy New Year and a fabulous 2026!
Pseudoscientific grifters love claiming they’ll “heal your root causes” when they’re really selling unregulated supplements and expensive protocols.
Meanwhile, real root causes (social determinants of health) exist: income, housing, food security, social connection, transportation…
Happy Holidays from CSPSC! Wishing you warmth, rest, and community connection as we head into 2026 🩵✨
Huge thank you to Jess Hayden and Darlene Dalby, Indigenous Health Liaisons at @fraserhealth.ca, for joining our webinar today! Learn more here:
Join the CSPSC Medicine Working Group December 10th from 5pm to 6pm PST to hear Darlene Dalby and Peggy Napope talk about Indigenous Perspectives on Social Prescribing!
📍Register here: usask-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join the CSPSC Medicine Working Group December 10th from 5pm to 6pm PST to hear Darlene Dalby and Peggy Napope talk about Indigenous Perspectives on Social Prescribing!
📍Register here: usask-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
New qualitative study coming out of @oxprimarycare.bsky.social explored factors surrounding #SocialPrescribing link worker retention in the UK. As a community connector in Canada, I see similar ambiguities here at home.
A map of Canada with green circles showing invited Paramedics and Social Prescribing teams. Text: Paramedics and Social Prescribing Teams. Number of participating teams.
36 teams across Canada are joining Paramedics and Social Prescribing! The program helps paramedic teams implement social prescribing to connect people with non-medical social and community supports that improve health and well-being. Find out more: www.healthcareexcellence.ca/en/care-forw...
🚨 NEW PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨
Medicine Working Group Member Jessica Maher recently published in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine alongside Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti on social prescribing!
Check out the article here or message us for a pdf: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Its not too late to register! Join us for an hour of community and discussion!
Jeffrey Wong stands smiling in a cream sweater and CAG 2025 conference badge in front of two side-by-side posters on a grey board.
Group photo of the UBC IDEA Lab team smiling in the poster hall. From left to right: Yong Zhao, Jeffrey Wong, Yuka Ohno, Dr. Lillian Hung, Lily Haopu Ren, Joey Wong, and Albin Soni.
Great week of learning and connecting at #CAG_2025 in Montréal with @nurselillian.bsky.social and the @idea.nursing.ubc.ca team. Presented posters on a seated dance pilot in LTC and a scoping review on social support for 2S/LGBTQ+ older adults in Canada :)
The CSPSC community is nationwide! 🍁
The Canadian Association on Gerontology 2025 conference in Montréal brought together CSPSC members Daniela Gerstmann, Emma Chen, and Jeffrey Wong!
📢 Attention CSPSC Members!
Join us on November 5th at our general meeting to hear Judy O'Keefe, MSW, RSW, CHE's perspective as a social prescribing coordinator at Seniors NL
Register here: ubc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Are you a medical student interested in social prescribing?
The CSPSC Medicine Working Group is recruiting! Join to work with fellow medical students on teams like research, education, advocacy, finance and more.
Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🚨New research🚨
#SocialPrescribing: A Pragmatic Pathway to Address Loneliness and Mental Health in Canada
🔗 www.longwoods.com/content/2768...
The CSPSC Medicine Working Group was proud to represent at the Saskatchewan Family Medicine Conference in Regina! 🩺🌱
We connected with doctors to spotlight the power of #SocialPrescribing in family practice.
Big thanks to Lorynn Labbie & Terri Thunder for their leadership!
Hi CSPSC members, @cisp-icps.bsky.social needs your help! They would love to hear your perspective, and those of your fellow students!
Please complete their survey: redcap.utoronto.ca/surveys/?s=R...
As a thank you, you can enter for a chance to win 1 of 20 $50 Amazon gift cards.
